Woman left on emergency department floor after four-hour wait at Adelaide’s Noarlunga hospital

Key points

• A 71-year-old woman says she spent four hours on the floor of a busy emergency department at Noarlunga Hospital, south of Adelaide, after being judged fit to sit despite struggling to breathe. Ginny Chalmer, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said she felt too unwell to sit in the waiting room.
• SA Health has apologised and confirmed the incident is under review.
• Acting Health Minister Joe Szakacs said the local health network and his office had spoken to Chalmer.